How do you pronounce audition?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɑˈdɪʃən/.

audition

/ɑˈdɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: au-di-tion
IPA: /ɑˈdɪʃən/

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Meaning

noun

A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

Countable

noun

The sense of hearing.

Uncountable

noun

An act of hearing; being heard.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something heard.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.

Transitive verb

verb

To take part in such a performance.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I've been to five auditions this week."
"His audition was poor."
"Abraham talked on, rather for the pleasure of utterance than for audition, so that his sister's abstraction was of no account."
"We auditioned several actors for the part."
"I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos."
"Several actors auditioned for the part."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“to hear”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: audicion, audītiō

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

auditions (plural) auditions (present, singular) auditioning (participle, present) auditioned (participle, past) auditioned (past)

Derived Forms

auditionist reaudition auditionee auditioner unauditioned

Frequently Paired Words

audience auditory ear

Synonyms

casting tryout audition hearing auditory sense sense of hearing auditory modality try out

Antonyms

deafness surdity

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

audition

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How to pronounce audition